Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-04

touched by the frost.
STATISTICS.
The population of Oaytona Is over 200,
and it contains six churches, two saw
mills, four hotels and numerous boarding
houses, TWO public schools one white and
one cOlOred), two white private schools,
an opera house, and
TWO HUNDRED ARTESIAN WELLS.
These are extensively used for irrigating
purposes, and have proved an lncalcu-
liable blessing to the community. They
vary in depth from 70 to $50 feet, and are
bored at very moderate cost. Thus the
outlay for well 100 feet deep, including
the ~ inch piping, is only sos. should
the diameter OF the bore and the depth
be increased. of course the charge would
be prOportionateIy greater.
kIdgeville avenue extends for miles be-
yond the corporate limits, and occupies
an elevated plateau OF surprising beauty,
bOrdered by tlourishing orange groves and
noble forests. 1t is destined to be the
fashionable and favorite street OF the town,
and building lots are in much request,
and held at hign figures.
The importance and rapid growth OF
DGytona can best be cOmprehended by an
enumeration of some OF the leading
BUSINESS FIRMS,
all of them readers and subscribers OF the
MORNING NEWS:
General NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jack
son and Mash ~ Loqden. .t.
hardware-o. Z. Milburn.
Dry Goods aud Clothlug-V. N. Lock
wood. % 10 nar
Bros, b. Bars, A. J.. Goodwin, j. G..
Showers aAQ WIZ. Austin. .If
Undertstiers' Goods, Hardware and
Furuit1lpe---LJ II . Niyer
Drugs and Perfumery - Goodwin g.
Love and Or. E.sC. Atwood q Co.
Feed store. Doors, Sashes and Blinds
G. Weaver,
Jewelry, Musical Instruments and Gu
riosities-GeOrge II. Clark.
Groceries, Provisions and Chicago
Fresh Beef-Matthews & Thompson and
Edwin NJ. Snow,
Saw and PlanIng Mill-John Manly.
+ Hotels-PalmettO House, Mrs. Nj. Hoag
HOLel Sauatarlum, DR.. j. Ball, and the
Stanley House, Z. +. StrOther, proprie-
Tor.
The writer was the guest of Mrs. Hoag,
of the Palmetto House, who is sssted by
her nephew, Col Houston, an old Con-
lederate soldier and sterling gentleman.
They keep most home-like and excel
lent house, and spare no pains in the en-
tertainment of their guests. Mrs. D., a
niece of the hostess, is an exquisite singer
and musical proficient.
Hon. q. NJ. Wallace is the courteous
| Mayor of the little city, and Mr.. G. A.
Loud, President Of the "New Wigwam, )"
sporting club, makes himself very agree
able to visiting guests. The writer is UNI
der Obligations to both OF these gentle
men for cOurtesles extended, and also 10
DR.. Ball, Of the Sanitarium, who not onlv
provides for inyalids but keeps d nice
hotel.
W. A. Jordan, Esq, is an enterprising
dealer in real estate, and offers many at
tractIye lots for sale in the town and its
environs.
ORANGE GROVES.
Daytona literally nestles amid forest
coverts, and to their praise be 1t spoken.
the authorities jealousy protect the noble
trees especially palmettos) from des-
truction. They even stand tnicklv upou
the streets. Every dwelling is adorned
with miniature orange grove now laden
with their golden fruit. The writer visit
ed the magnificent "Bigbee grove" en-.
bracing about 5000 trees, planted in the
rich hummocK and just coming into full
bearing. Inc oranges We're OF eXtraordi-
nary size and exquisite flavor. None
of them have been marketed vet. The
owner is one OF the capitalists of the
place.
II Il hhODs
Daytona is justly proud of her two
newspapers, the Halifax journal, con-
Quoted by +. A. Mann, and East Coast
Messenger, owned and run by V. Osborne.
They are both doing yeOman's service for
their town and section. No one should
come here without crossing over to the
peninsula and visiting that quaint celeb
rity, L. IL. l.. Botefuch, of Chinese fame.
HIS yarns are worth listening to.
MOSQUITO INLET
is twelve miles below Daytona and noted
for its superb fishing. Here the veteran
Pacetti keeps an excellent house, which
Is the fav0rite winter resort of many
wealthy sports" from the North and
West. The writer spent a night with
him in vain attempt to reach New
smyrna, which is still five miles farther
down upon the coast. The 'old,
old story" of the steamers
"gettiDg aground" was the
cause of his failure, and he was taken
back to DaYt0na i2 craft owned by pri-
vate parties. At the inlet" we visited
the new lighthouse, just approaching
completion, WHICH is l45 feet nigh and one
OF the best on the atlantic coast. A tre-
mendous rain and wind storm the previ-
Gus night bad raised a heavy swell, and
the view freta Stag pinnacle of the tower
was granda aGeed. Some of the party
INVENT A,FIsHING"
within fifty F&8cS MON Mr.. Pacettps
dwelling, and with rods from the bank
captured al least 30Utihe specimens of the
tinny tribe. One gGAeman with two
hooks on his linei4 mAtteen jerks landed
twenty-eight garpy Sinners" on the shore,
or one on eachA hSS sevety 'tisses with
this veracious tish story, here endeth our
eplstle. II. Fl. j.